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Pentagon disputes British general’s assessment on Iranian threat
U.S. Central Command announced it raised the threat level in Iraq and Syria, rebuking comments made by a top British general with the coalition fighting the Islamic State.
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Patriot missiles, amphibious transport dock deploy to deter Iranian ‘threats’
The Pentagon has approved the movement of a Patriot missile system and the amphibious transport ship Arlington to the U.S. Central Command area of operations, defense officials announced Friday.
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Here’s how many Afghan troops are still AWOL in America — and why
The numbers were provided after the U.S. military ended a training program for Afghan pilots because more than 40 percent went AWOL.
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Marine expeditionary unit on Kearsarge transits Strait of Hormuz amid Iranian tensions
The sailors and Marines were “outbound,” a U.S. defense official said on background.
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Does your combat experience even matter against Chinese and Russian troops?
To boost American morale in the face of a rising China and resurgent Russia, some pundits point to the U.S. military’s surplus of combat experience and large-scale logistical expertise in massing forces.
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H.R. McMaster says the public is fed a ‘war-weariness’ narrative that hurts US strategy
“A young student stood up and said ‘all I’ve known my whole life is war,’” McMaster said. “Now, he’s never been to war, but he’s been subjected, I think, to this narrative of war-weariness.”
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The US military’s logistical train is slowly snaking toward China
A failed Venezuela coup, Iranian missiles and Russian hybrid warfare make for interesting side stories, but the center of military policy is increasingly gravitating elsewhere.
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B-52 bombers are off to rebuff Iran after threats to US troops; DoD won’t say what those were
The mission comes as Iran is expected to announce plans to withdraw from parts of the 2015 nuclear deal this week, one year after the U.S. abandoned the agreement.
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Trump’s pardon of US soldier is an endorsement of war crimes, says ACLU
“This pardon is a presidential endorsement of a murder that violated the military’s own code of justice,” Hina Shamsi, the ACLU’s national security project director, said.
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Is DoD running up a tab? Coast Guard told to counter China, but cash flow checks ambition
The U.S. Coast Guard is in a pinch. Pentagon leaders need them to exercise a unique mission in the Pacific Ocean, but those same officials can’t foot the growing bill, according to Coast Guard commanders.
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Pentagon disputes British general’s assessment on Iranian threat
U.S. Central Command announced it raised the threat level in Iraq and Syria, rebuking comments made by a top British general with the coalition fighting the Islamic State.
-
Patriot missiles, amphibious transport dock deploy to deter Iranian ‘threats’
The Pentagon has approved the movement of a Patriot missile system and the amphibious transport ship Arlington to the U.S. Central Command area of operations, defense officials announced Friday.
-
Here’s how many Afghan troops are still AWOL in America — and why
The numbers were provided after the U.S. military ended a training program for Afghan pilots because more than 40 percent went AWOL.
-
Marine expeditionary unit on Kearsarge transits Strait of Hormuz amid Iranian tensions
The sailors and Marines were “outbound,” a U.S. defense official said on background.
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Does your combat experience even matter against Chinese and Russian troops?
To boost American morale in the face of a rising China and resurgent Russia, some pundits point to the U.S. military’s surplus of combat experience and large-scale logistical expertise in massing forces.
-
H.R. McMaster says the public is fed a ‘war-weariness’ narrative that hurts US strategy
“A young student stood up and said ‘all I’ve known my whole life is war,’” McMaster said. “Now, he’s never been to war, but he’s been subjected, I think, to this narrative of war-weariness.”
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The US military’s logistical train is slowly snaking toward China
A failed Venezuela coup, Iranian missiles and Russian hybrid warfare make for interesting side stories, but the center of military policy is increasingly gravitating elsewhere.
-
B-52 bombers are off to rebuff Iran after threats to US troops; DoD won’t say what those were
The mission comes as Iran is expected to announce plans to withdraw from parts of the 2015 nuclear deal this week, one year after the U.S. abandoned the agreement.
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Trump’s pardon of US soldier is an endorsement of war crimes, says ACLU
“This pardon is a presidential endorsement of a murder that violated the military’s own code of justice,” Hina Shamsi, the ACLU’s national security project director, said.
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Is DoD running up a tab? Coast Guard told to counter China, but cash flow checks ambition
The U.S. Coast Guard is in a pinch. Pentagon leaders need them to exercise a unique mission in the Pacific Ocean, but those same officials can’t foot the growing bill, according to Coast Guard commanders.
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Pentagon disputes British general’s assessment on Iranian threat
U.S. Central Command announced it raised the threat level in Iraq and Syria, rebuking comments made by a top British general with the coalition fighting the Islamic State.
-
Patriot missiles, amphibious transport dock deploy to deter Iranian ‘threats’
The Pentagon has approved the movement of a Patriot missile system and the amphibious transport ship Arlington to the U.S. Central Command area of operations, defense officials announced Friday.
-
Here’s how many Afghan troops are still AWOL in America — and why
The numbers were provided after the U.S. military ended a training program for Afghan pilots because more than 40 percent went AWOL.
-
Marine expeditionary unit on Kearsarge transits Strait of Hormuz amid Iranian tensions
The sailors and Marines were “outbound,” a U.S. defense official said on background.
-
Does your combat experience even matter against Chinese and Russian troops?
To boost American morale in the face of a rising China and resurgent Russia, some pundits point to the U.S. military’s surplus of combat experience and large-scale logistical expertise in massing forces.
-
H.R. McMaster says the public is fed a ‘war-weariness’ narrative that hurts US strategy
“A young student stood up and said ‘all I’ve known my whole life is war,’” McMaster said. “Now, he’s never been to war, but he’s been subjected, I think, to this narrative of war-weariness.”
-
The US military’s logistical train is slowly snaking toward China
A failed Venezuela coup, Iranian missiles and Russian hybrid warfare make for interesting side stories, but the center of military policy is increasingly gravitating elsewhere.
-
B-52 bombers are off to rebuff Iran after threats to US troops; DoD won’t say what those were
The mission comes as Iran is expected to announce plans to withdraw from parts of the 2015 nuclear deal this week, one year after the U.S. abandoned the agreement.
-
Trump’s pardon of US soldier is an endorsement of war crimes, says ACLU
“This pardon is a presidential endorsement of a murder that violated the military’s own code of justice,” Hina Shamsi, the ACLU’s national security project director, said.
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Is DoD running up a tab? Coast Guard told to counter China, but cash flow checks ambition
The U.S. Coast Guard is in a pinch. Pentagon leaders need them to exercise a unique mission in the Pacific Ocean, but those same officials can’t foot the growing bill, according to Coast Guard commanders.













